Ice-creeper.



No. 653,473. Patented July I0, [900. K. P. DEGGE.

ICE CREEPER.

(Application filed Mar. 5, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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-NITED STATES KATE P. DEGGE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

ICE-CREEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,473, dated July 10, 1900.

Application filed March 5 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, KATE P. DEGGE, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

This invention-relates toice-creepers; and it consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe having my improved ice-creeper secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan View from below. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken approximately on the line a a, in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on a line at right angles to the line on which Fig. 3 is taken. Fig. 5 is a top plan view. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line a a of Fig. 2 and showing the arrangement of the parts in detail, and Fig. 7 is a view in peiispective showing the locking-clips in detai In the construction of this invention I provide a suitable metallic plate 1, integral with each end of which is a hook or clasp 2, the same being adapted to engage over the shoesole, as shown in Fig. When it is desired to apply the device to the shoe, the hooks 2 are engaged above the narrow forward end of the shoe-sole,after which the said device is pushed rearwardly to the wider portion of the shoesole, in which position it will be rigidly held in a manner hereinafter set forth. Stamped integral with the plate 1 are a plurality of downwardly-projecting points 3, which are of such strength and rigidity as to uphold the weight of the person using the device and will not under ordinary circumstances become bent or otherwise injured. Projecting from one side of the plate 1 is a pair of integral ears 4, which are made thinner than the plate 1 and are slightlyupturned at their outer ends, so as to be more easily forced against the sole of the shoe when the device is in use. The specific purpose of making the ears 4 thinner than the plate 1 is to make the said ears more flexible, so that when the locking-clips are operated they will be pressed upwardly against the shoe-sole, which to a certain extent will force the plate 1 downwardly and cause the device to more firmly Serial No. 7,364- (No model.)

hold its position on the shoe. Encircled by the downturned edge 5 of the plate 1 is a rod 6,pivotally secured to which in vertical alinement with the ears 4 is a pair of lockingclips 7, the two being joined by a connectingrod 8 and provided with integral points 9, in all respects similar to the points 3, but projecting oppositely therefrom. The said locking-clips at theirinner ends are provided with projecting fingers 10, which when the device is in use contact with the ears 4, thereby lockin g the said clips in a horizontal position, which operation, as is readily apparent, will more firmly hold the device on the shoe, especially as the points 9 engage with and project into the shoe-sole, Fig. 1.

An ice-creeper constructed in accordance with the above principles may be very securely retained on the shoe, which has here tofore been one of the main obstacles to be encountered in the use of devices of thiskind. It is very simple, light, easily applied and removed, and may be constructed at very little cost.

I claim- 1. As an article of manufacture, an icecreeper, comprising a plate, hooks integral with said plate, points integral with the under side of said plate, ears integral with the front edge of said plate, a rod carried by said plate below the said ears, locking-clips pivoted upon said rod, means for holding said clips in a horizontal position when in use, and points carried by said locking-clips for engaging in the shoe-sole, substantially as specified.

2. In an ice-creeper, a plate,points stamped integral with said plate, there being apertures in said plate corresponding to said points whereby the device is made lighter, hooks for securing said plate to a shoe, a rod carried by one side of said plate, locking-clips pivotally carried by said rod, means whereby said clips are held in a horizontal position when in use, and points integral with said clips for engaging in the shoe-sole, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

KATE P. DEGGE.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIOKS, J. D. RIPPEY. 

